The Influence of Music on Edward Burra Tuesday 7 July 2026 at 2.00 pm at the Lowther Pavilion. Guests may attend the lecture – £10 pp (pay on door) Lecturer: Catherine Tackley Professor Catherine Tackley (née Parsonage) is an internationally recognised musicologist, specialising in jazz. The lectures that Catherine offers for The Arts Society are…
Flights of Fancy: a History of Birds in Art Wednesday 3 June 2026 at 2.00 pm at the Lowther Pavilion. Guests may attend the lecture – £10 pp (pay on door) Lecturer: Adrian Sumner Lecturer to universities and higher education institutions since 1973. Director, Development of the Arts in Northwich (1984-1990). Arts Development Officer, Chester…
Charles I King and Collector Wednesday 4 March 2026 at 2.00 pm at the Lowther Pavilion. Guests may attend the lecture – £10 pp (pay on door) Lecturer: Barbara Askew Historian and London Blue Badge Guide since 1988. Lecturer, Examiner and Course Director on Blue Badge Guide Training Courses and an acknowledged expert on Royalty…
The Glories of Liverpool Architecture Wednesday 6 May 2026 at 2.00 pm at the Lowther Pavilion. Guests may attend the lecture – £10 pp (pay on door) Lecturer: Ed Glinert Ed Glinert is a much-published author, cruise ship speaker and a prolific tour guide, working in Manchester, London and Liverpool as New Manchester Walks, New…
Worth & Winterhalter: the Mid-19th Century’s Masters of Design & Draughtsmanship Wednesday 1 October 2025 at 2.00 pm at the Lowther Pavilion. Guests may attend the lecture – £10 pp (pay on door) Lecturer: Scott Schiavone Scott William Schiavone is a Fashion Historian and Curator. Scott is both University of Glasgow and London College of…
The History of Musicals Wednesday 5 November 2025 at 2.00 pm at the Lowther Pavilion. Guests may attend the lecture – £10 pp (pay on door) Lecturer: Jamie Hayes After training at RADA Jamie graduated as a Stage Manager and subsequently worked for Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Bristol Old Vic and the BBC. He became an…
There’s More to Life Than Lowry: Painting in Northern Britain in the 20th Century Wednesday 1 April 2026 at 2.00 pm at the Lowther Pavilion. Guests may attend the lecture – £10 pp (pay on door) Lecturer: Ed Williams Ed Williams is based in the North West of England. As an Oxford educated Art Historian,…
Edith Durham’s Bold Edwardian Collection of Beautiful Balkan Things Wednesday 4 February 2026 at 2.00 pm at the Lowther Pavilion. Guests may attend the lecture – £10 pp (pay on door) Lecturer: Elizabeth Gowing Studied at Magdalen College Oxford before training as a teacher and working in Lambeth, Hackney and Islington. Moved to Kosovo in…
